Research and development; personnel, expenditure, company size, branch
Company size | Sector/branches (SIC2008) | Periods | R&D personnel Employed persons (number) | R&D personnel Years of work (number) | Expenditure R&D on in-house activities (mln euro) | Enterprises with in-house R&D activities (number) |
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Total | A-U All economic activities | 2021 | 177,810 | 123,627 | 13,048 | 19,385 |
Total | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2021 | 4,738 | 3,068 | 351 | 710 |
Total | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2021 | 64,568 | 50,101 | 6,611 | 4,405 |
Total | B Mining and quarrying | 2021 | 333 | 162 | 26 | 20 |
Total | C Manufacturing | 2021 | 62,821 | 49,225 | 6,505 | 4,225 |
Total | 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages | 2021 | 4,257 | 3,263 | 357 | 420 |
Total | 10 Manufacture of food products | 2021 | 4,125 | 3,165 | 347 | 395 |
Total | 11 Manufacture of beverages | 2021 | 115 | 88 | 9 | 20 |
Total | 12 Manufacture of tobacco products | 2021 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
Total | 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts | 2021 | 527 | 353 | 35 | 110 |
Total | 13 Manufacture of textiles | 2021 | 372 | 249 | 24 | 80 |
Total | 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel | 2021 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
Total | 15 Manufacture of leather and footwear | 2021 | 136 | 98 | 11 | 20 |
Total | 16+23 Man of wooden and buildingmaterial | 2021 | 842 | 352 | 29 | 185 |
Total | 16 Manufacture of wood products | 2021 | 222 | 81 | 5 | 65 |
Total | 17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing | 2021 | 865 | 470 | 37 | 140 |
Total | 17 Manufacture of paper | 2021 | 659 | 370 | 29 | 70 |
Total | 18 Printing and reproduction | 2021 | 207 | 100 | 7 | 70 |
Total | 19-22 Refineries and chemistry | 2021 | 8,825 | 7,528 | 1,186 | 540 |
Total | 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
Total | 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals | 2021 | 6,801 | 5,967 | 888 | 280 |
Total | 20 Manufacture of chemicals | 2021 | 4,373 | 3,818 | 565 | 215 |
Total | 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals | 2021 | 2,427 | 2,148 | 323 | 60 |
Total | 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products | 2021 | . | . | . | 255 |
Total | 23 Manufacture of building materials | 2021 | 620 | 271 | 24 | 120 |
Total | 24-30, 33 Metalectro | 2021 | 45,519 | 36,107 | 4,773 | 2,570 |
Total | 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products | 2021 | 4,911 | 2,928 | 266 | 755 |
Total | 24 Manufacture of basic metals | 2021 | 976 | 692 | 84 | 60 |
Total | 25 Manufacture of metal products | 2021 | 3,935 | 2,236 | 182 | 695 |
Total | 26-28 Manufact of electronics, machinery | 2021 | 34,926 | 29,311 | 4,169 | 1,370 |
Total | 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry | 2021 | 13,511 | 11,761 | 1,505 | 425 |
Total | 26 Manufacture of electronic products | 2021 | 8,539 | 7,478 | 949 | 310 |
Total | 27 Manufacture of electric equipment | 2021 | 4,972 | 4,283 | 556 | 115 |
Total | 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. | 2021 | 21,415 | 17,550 | 2,664 | 940 |
Total | 29-30 Transport equipment | 2021 | 4,571 | 3,275 | 289 | 240 |
Total | 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers | 2021 | 2,882 | 2,278 | 215 | 105 |
Total | 30 Manufacture of other transport | 2021 | 1,689 | 996 | 74 | 140 |
Total | 31 Manufacture of furniture | 2021 | 727 | 320 | 15 | 95 |
Total | 32 Manufacture of other products | 2021 | 1,259 | 832 | 73 | 165 |
Total | 33 Repair and installation of machinery | 2021 | 1,112 | 594 | 49 | 205 |
Total | D Energy supply | 2021 | 712 | 383 | 45 | 60 |
Total | 35 Energy supply | 2021 | 712 | 383 | 45 | 60 |
Total | E Water supply and waste management | 2021 | 702 | 331 | 36 | 100 |
Total | F Construction | 2021 | 3,190 | 1,603 | 117 | 655 |
Total | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2021 | 14,809 | 9,751 | 786 | 2,470 |
Total | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2021 | 12,386 | 7,994 | 650 | 2,200 |
Total | H Transportation and storage | 2021 | 2,288 | 1,696 | 128 | 240 |
Total | I Accommodation and food serving | 2021 | 135 | 61 | 8 | 30 |
Total | J Information and communication | 2021 | 35,017 | 24,077 | 1,785 | 3,675 |
Total | 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV | 2021 | . | . | . | 95 |
Total | 58 Publishing | 2021 | 915 | 648 | 90 | 50 |
Total | 59 Film, TV and music production etc | 2021 | 150 | 96 | 10 | 40 |
Total | 60 Programming and broadcasting | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
Total | 61 Telecommunications | 2021 | . | . | . | 50 |
Total | 62-63 IT- and information services | 2021 | 27,166 | 17,879 | 1,356 | 3,530 |
Total | 62 Support activities in the field of IT | 2021 | 25,212 | 16,646 | 1,274 | 3,275 |
Total | 63 Information service activities | 2021 | 1,954 | 1,233 | 82 | 255 |
Total | K Financial institutions | 2021 | 6,795 | 4,684 | 498 | 1,695 |
Total | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2021 | 92 | 62 | 4 | 55 |
Total | 68 Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2021 | 92 | 62 | 4 | 55 |
Total | M-N Business services | 2021 | 39,327 | 25,310 | 2,467 | 4,720 |
Total | M Other specialised business services | 2021 | 35,437 | 23,644 | 2,339 | 3,870 |
Total | 69-71 Management, technical consultancy | 2021 | 14,248 | 6,577 | 548 | 2,640 |
Total | 69 Legal services, administration etc. | 2021 | 499 | 218 | 30 | 40 |
Total | 70 Holding companies (not financial) | 2021 | 3,380 | 1,629 | 103 | 1,040 |
Total | 71 Architects, technical services etc. | 2021 | 10,368 | 4,729 | 415 | 1,560 |
Total | 72 Research and development | 2021 | 19,022 | 15,527 | 1,687 | 770 |
Total | 73-75 Advertising, design and other | 2021 | 2,168 | 1,540 | 104 | 455 |
Total | 73 Advertising and market research | 2021 | . | . | . | 175 |
Total | 74 Other specialised business services | 2021 | 1,158 | 820 | 56 | 280 |
Total | 75 Veterinary activities | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
Total | N Renting and other business support | 2021 | 3,890 | 1,666 | 128 | 855 |
Total | O-Q Government and care | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
Total | O Public administration and services | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
Total | 84 Public administration and services | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
Total | P Education | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
Total | 85 Education | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
Total | Q Health and social work activities | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
Total | 87-88 Care and social work | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
Total | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
Total | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
Total | S Other service activities | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
Total | T Activities of households | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
Total | U Extraterritorial organisations | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
Total | 99 Extraterritorial organisations | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
0 to 49 employed persons | A-U All economic activities | 2021 | 52,708 | 26,999 | 1,851 | 15,680 |
0 to 49 employed persons | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2021 | 1,488 | 573 | 34 | 630 |
0 to 49 employed persons | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2021 | 11,854 | 5,561 | 393 | 2,790 |
0 to 49 employed persons | B Mining and quarrying | 2021 | . | . | . | 10 |
0 to 49 employed persons | C Manufacturing | 2021 | 11,394 | 5,316 | 375 | 2,685 |
0 to 49 employed persons | 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages | 2021 | 407 | 107 | 8 | 165 |
0 to 49 employed persons | 10 Manufacture of food products | 2021 | 385 | 95 | 7 | 160 |
0 to 49 employed persons | 11 Manufacture of beverages | 2021 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 10 |
0 to 49 employed persons | 12 Manufacture of tobacco products | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 to 49 employed persons | 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts | 2021 | 184 | 76 | 5 | 70 |
0 to 49 employed persons | 13 Manufacture of textiles | 2021 | . | . | . | 50 |
0 to 49 employed persons | 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
0 to 49 employed persons | 15 Manufacture of leather and footwear | 2021 | . | . | . | 10 |
0 to 49 employed persons | 16+23 Man of wooden and buildingmaterial | 2021 | . | . | . | 125 |
0 to 49 employed persons | 16 Manufacture of wood products | 2021 | . | . | . | 45 |
Source: CBS. |
Table explanation
This table contains figures regarding enterprises that conduct in-house Research and Development (R&D) activities with own or external personnel. Additionally figures are available regarding the personnel and the expenditure related to these R&D activities.
The figures are broken down by company size and branch of industry according to the Standard Industrial Classification 2008 (SIC 2008).
The R&D activities are conducted in-house by own or external personnel in the Netherlands. Outsourced R&D is not included in this table. Furthermore, this table only concerns the "businesses" sector. The sectors "institutions" and "higher education" are not included in this table.
Data available from: 2013
Status of the figures:
All figures are definitive.
Changes as of 7 August 2023:
The definitive figures about 2021 have been published.
When will new figures be published?
Mid 2024 definitive figures about 2022 will be published.
Description topics
- R&D personnel
- The personnel that conducts the in-house R&D activities, expressed in numbers of employed persons and years of work.
- Employed persons
- Someone working for a company located in the Netherlands, or for an institution or private household in the Netherlands.
In order to be included in the R&D personnel an employed person needs to spend at least 0,1 FTE annually on R&D related activities.
Employed persons are all persons having paid jobs, even for only one or some hours a week, and even if they:
- work legally as such, but without registration for income tax and social security (“undeclared work”);
- are temporarily not at work, but have continued receipt of wages or salary (for instance in case of illness or hold-ups due to frost);
- are on a temporary unpaid-leave.
Employed persons can be divided into employees and the self-employed persons. They can live in the Netherlands, but also abroad.
- Years of work
- A measure for the volume of work, calculated by converting all jobs (full-time and part-time) into full-time jobs, also known as full-time equivalents (FTE).
As such, when combined, the volume of work of two half jobs (0.5 FTE each) totals one year of work.
- Expenditure R&D on in-house activities
- Enterprises with in-house R&D activities